ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18690
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 November 1981 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna FRA.150M Aerobat (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Van Dusen Aircraft Supplies Company |
| Registration: | G-BFHL |
| MSN: | FRA150-0334 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ben Ledi, near Callander, Perthshire, ca. 45 km NE Glasgow -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Inverness/Dalcross Airport (EGPE) |
| Glasgow International Airport (GLA/EGPF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On November 17 1981 Robert Minter piloted a light aeroplane from Inverness to Glasgow. During the flight the weather deteriorated. He encountered difficulties over Callender, and, at 5pm in a snowstorm, crashed into Ben Ledi, near Callender, Perthshire
A search over two days finally located the aircraft and pilot, who had been killed when the aircraft crashed near the summit of Ben Ledi.
Sources:
- Air Britain: British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919 to 1999 (published 1999)
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BFHL.pdf
https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/494928-scottish-crash-c150-circa-1980-a.html
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?72519-Cessna-150-crash-1981-scotland
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/minter/robertminter.php
https://incallander.co.uk/rescue.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Sep-2011 10:39 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2012 13:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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